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Bucket List of Crazy.

Sorry we’ve been MIA for a few weeks – lots going on around here and the blog took a backseat. But we’ve got a lot to update you on, so hopefully you’ll hear more from us in the coming weeks. In the meantime…

It’s that time, folks….time for…..THE LISTS TO END ALL LISTS!!!!!! (Imagine that being said in that booming TV announcer-type voice and it makes it that much more exciting, doesn’t it?).

From the time we moved into The Duckling, we had an every-growing mental to-do list. Then one night we finally transferred that list to paper. And since then we’ve been gradually checking things off. But, now it is time…time to let you in on a little thing we like to call our “Bucket List of Crazy.”

What follows is a room by room list of the things that we will be doing to this house over the next few years. Some of it has already been done (and in the tradition of any to do list is now crossed off, just for the satisfaction of crossing it off!) and some of it is in the works, but most of it is a vision of what’s to come. So let’s get started!

Front of House (50% done)

Put shutters on all front windows

Paint front door

Replace front door light

Re-do the front stoop

Re-grade the front yard

Plant grass seed

Put blue stone down for temporary front path

Rebuild front path

Put in new landscaping

Trim up trees

Remove nasty bushes at bottom of driveway

Replant beds at bottom of driveway

Coat driveway

Install window boxes on all windows

Replace mailbox

Install uplighting along front facade

Driveway Side of House (20% done)

Extend driveway & bump out

Remove bushes at side door

Replant flower bed by the side door

Install new light above garage door

Paint garage door

Replace garage door with carriage doors

Replace light above side door

Replace side door stoop

Add covered entry to side door

Back of House (10% done)

Remove bushes by the back door

Remove bushes along side of the house

Plant new landscaping along back and side of house

Remove dead spruce tree

Replace light at the back door

Install some type of green screen to hide utilities

Install patio at the back door (temporary in case we do the big plan)

Build a great room/dining room/master suite addition (THIS? This, is the big plan 7 years down the road at earliest)

Clean out the underbrush along three sides of the backyard

Install raised garden beds in back corner of the yard

Sunporch (10% done)

Install door between sunporch and garage

Paint walls and ceiling

Replace overhead light

Replace windows

Add curtains to windows

Paint side door

Install new door knob on side door

Living Room / Dining Area (5% done)

Paint walls, trim and ceilings

Install new chandelier in dining room

Fix water damage along the fireplace wall

Paint fireplace

Install new curtains

Purchase new couch and rug

Kitchen (60% done)

Paint walls, trim and ceiling

Remove swinging door to dining area

Remove door to front entry

Paint pantry door

Paint basement door

Replace storm door on back door

Install new door sweep on back door

Install hardware on kitchen cabinets

Replace all door knobs

Paint kitchen cabinets (?? – we’re still on the fence on this one).

Front Entry (10% done)

Paint hall closet door

Paint spindles on the stairway

Paint walls, ceiling and trim

Replace knob on hall closet door

Install new light fixture

First Floor Bath / Linen Closet / Hallway (30% done)

Replace accent tiles in bath

Paint walls, trim, ceilings

Paint bathroom vanity

Repair bathroom faucet

Install new knobs on bathroom vanity

Install new hooks for bath towels

Install new toilet paper holder

Line shelves in linen closet

Replace all door knobs

Master Bedroom (30% done)

Paint walls, trim, ceiling

Replace door knobs

Remove mini blinds

Install new curtains

Install California Closets

Gavin’s Room (0% done)

Paint walls, trim, ceiling

Replace door knobs

Install curtains

Remove mini blinds

Paint bed frame and install

Guest Room (0% done)

Paint walls, trim, ceiling

Replace single-panel doors with two-panel doors

Paint dresser drawers

Replace drawer knobs

Replace door knobs

Install new overhead light

Office (0% done)

Paint walls, trim, ceiling

Paint dresser drawers

Replace drawer knobs

Replace single-panel doors with two-panel doors

Upstairs Bathroom (0% done)

Two words….GUT JOB. (Enough said)

Basement (10% done)

Clean up unfinished area

Remove old shelves in unfinished area

Paint floor in unfinished area

Drylock walls in unfinished area

Install granite on the bar

Resurface bar with wainscotting

Replace basement windows

Paint walls, trim, ceiling and doors

Solve the musty odor (sort of done?)

So there you have it! If you managed to get through this list, then you can see how much we have to get done. And not everything we’re doing will be on this list – some of it will be about decor, which of course we’ll keep you posted on as well. In the meantime, pray for us! We’re going to be at this for a while!